08/24/2026
π¨ RENO EMERGENCY: 42,000 ORDERED OUT
The Hawk Fire near Peavine Peak has grown to 13,000 acres, 0% contained, threatening northwest Reno. As of Aug 23:
- 42,000 under evacuation orders
- 45,000 on alert
- Fire near UNR campus
- 6 injured
- Multiple structures destroyed
- National Guard deployed
- 10,000 without power
Governor Lombardo declared a State of Emergency. The fire is human-caused and unpredictable. Check on loved ones in affected areas and follow perimetermap.com for updates.
π¨ RENO IS BURNING - 42,000 ORDERED OUT
This is now Nevada's biggest emergency this year.
What started as a small brush fire on Peavine Peak yesterday has exploded into the Hawk Fire - 13,000 acres, 0% contained, racing from the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest straight toward northwest Reno.
Here's what we have VERIFIED this morning, Aug 23:
π₯ 42,000 residents under GO NOW orders - nearly 14,000 homes
β οΈ Another 45,000 on evacuation warning - told to be ready to leave for days
π« GO NOW zone is now at the edge of the University of Nevada, Reno campus - UNR says campus is NOT in the evacuation zone yet, but monitoring closely
π€ 6 injured - 3 civilians, 3 first responders
π Multiple structures destroyed - county still assessing totals
π Nevada National Guard activated - 60 troops + 2 helicopter crews for aerial attack and securing evacuated neighborhoods
β‘ Nearly 10,000 without power, US-395 closed
Governor Lombardo has officially declared a State of Emergency for Washoe County. Officials confirmed the fire is human-caused.
One family told AP they watched on a lagging fire app thinking they were safe - then flames came down the hill like an oven blast. They grabbed their dogs, a Bible, wedding photos and their mother's ashes and ran. Hours later their home was gone - only a basketball hoop left.
This is wind-driven, fast, and unpredictable.
If you have people in Reno, Stead, Lemmon Valley, Golden Valley, Somersett - check on them NOW. Follow perimetermap.com for live evacuation zones.
We will keep tracking this.
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